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Old 09-01-2013, 02:04 PM   #6 (permalink)
RobertISaar
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MC SBX - '95 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS
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Originally Posted by arcosine View Post
ts a truck, so it needs the PS for the wife to drive. AC would be nice on a 94 degree day, seems the ac replacer idler from autozone doesnt quite fit up. Therm not failing, spring tension was fine, just stuck a crack open, gasket was hard too. New one, now modded, should open around 205F. I don't believe in air dams. Off to the junk yard....might spot a caddy 4t60 with the 2.53:1 final drive ratio and 0.7:1 over drive, that would give me 1350 rpm at 65 mph.
i don't know how well the 3.1TBI will take to that kind of gear reduction... that is a LOT of vehicle to move with 120HP/170TQ with that kind of gearing.... you might run into enough throttle to hit PE just cruising at a steady speed in 4th gear.
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